Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver looks on before an NCAA college football game against Memphis, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver looks on before an NCAA college football game against Memphis, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

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Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver (10) goes through team warmups before an NCAA college football game at TDECU Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (Joe Buvid / For the Houston Chronicle)

Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver (10) goes through team warmups before an NCAA college football game at TDECU Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (Joe Buvid / For the Houston Chronicle)

Photo: Joe Buvid/For The Houston Chronicle

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Not winning Nagurski motivates Oliver

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Just a few hours after failing to win the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Houston All-America defensive tackle Ed Oliver was back at practice Tuesday.

Not good news if you happen to be an offensive lineman on the scout team.

“I’m ready to get back to practice bruhh,” Oliver tweeted before boarding a plane from Charlotte, N.C., where North Carolina State’s Bradley Chubb won the award for the nation’s top defensive player.

Oliver only has a brief layover at home before getting on a plane Wednesday for Atlanta, host of Thursday’s ESPN College Football Awards Show. Oliver, a sophomore from Westfield, is a finalist for the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top interior lineman.